R. L. Polk & Co.'s Salt Lake City City Directory 1900: Containing a complete alphabetical list of business firms, corporations and private citizens; a miscellaneous directory of city, county, state and United States officers, churches, public and private school clubs, secret and benevolent societies, etc., etc. Also a complete classified business directory.

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R . L. P O L K & CO’ Salt Lake City Directory. 1900. S T R E E T A N D A V E N U E G U ID E . T h e a r r a n g e m e n t o f t h i s S t r e e t a n d A v e n u e G u id e is c o p y r ig h t e d b y R . L P o l k <fc Co. A ll R i g h t s R e s e r v e d . EXPLANATORY. T h e s tre e t sy stem of S a lt L ak e C ity is un iq u e an d o rig in al. T he T em ple B lock is ta k e n as th e center, t h e in i­ tia l p o in t fo r th e n u m b e rin g a n d n a m ­ in g of a ll re g u la r s tre e ts is th e s o u th ­ e a s t co rn er of th e T em ple B lock (B rig ­ h a m Y oun g M o nu m en t). T h e s tre e ts ru n n in g n o rth , ea st, so u th an d w e st of th is block a re N o rth T em ple, E a s t T em ple (o r M ain s tre e t), S o u th T em ple an d W e st T em ple stre e ts, respectiv ely. T h e n e x t s tre e ts n o rth , east, so u th an d w e st p a ra lle l w ith th e abov e-nam ed s tre e ts a re F ir s t N o rth , F ir s t E a s t (o r S ta te s tre e t) , F ir s t S o u th an d F ir s t W est, re sp ectiv ely , an d so on in re g u ­ la r o rd e r of n u m b erin g to th e lim its of th e city, a ll th e eig h t-ro d stre e ts. T h e n a rro w e r sy stem of s tre e ts in th e n o rth e a s t sectio n of th e city a re n am ed as follow s: C om m encing on th e n o rth side of S o u th T em ple s tre e t, th e first s tre e t ru n n in g n o rth , e a s t of F ir s t E a s t (o r S ta te) s tre e t is A s tre e t, th e second p a ra lle l th e re w ith , B s tre e t, th e n e x t C, a n d so on to th e e a ste rn lim its of th e city . T h e sam e sy stem of s tre e ts a t rig h t an g les w ith th e above a re n u m b ere d : T h e first s tre e t 3 n o rth an d p a ra lle l w ith S o u th T em ple s tre e t b ein g F ir s t stre e t, th e n e x t Sec­ ond, an d so on to th e n o rth e rn lim its of th e city. N U M B E R IN G OF H O U S E S . In block s of 660 fe et th e re is allow ed 100 n u m b ers to each side of th e block. B locks of 330 fe et h av e fifty n u m b ers to each side. C en ter s tre e t a n d o th e r s tre e ts ru n n in g n o rth e rly a n d so u th ­ erly in P la t “ E ” h av e one n u m b er to each ro d of fro n ta g e. C om m encing a t th e in itia l s.treets (M ain an d S o u th T em ple), th e n u m ­ b e rin g ex ten d s (a lo n g each stre e t) ea st, w est, n o rth an d so u th , th e even n u m b ers alw ay s on th e rig h t an d th e odd n u m b ers on th e left, lo o k in g aw ay fro m th e in itia l stre e t. C om m ercial s tre e t a n d a ll o th e r stre e ts ru n n in g th ro u g h a n y block, b u t n o t e x ten d in g to th e in itia l po in t, are n u m b ere d sep a rately , b e g in n in g w ith No. 1 an d n u m b erin g ac co rd in g to th e above system . A |4 ru n s n o rth fro m E a s t S outh Tem ­ ple; 1 block e a st of S tate. A— (L in co ln P a rk add) ru n s e a st